Example sentences of "[noun pl] can never [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lords in parliament , and in the courthouse and the castle , they do not know how we live — they know nothing about us , except that we will die for them , to protect their forts in India and in Scotland ’ — his voice sharpened suddenly , his arm swung round and pointed north and a gust of response rose out of the crowd — ‘ we have always been good at that , their demands can never be satisfied , regiments for the colonies , indentured servants and labourers for the plantations , they have scoured Scotland like a killing wind and the men have been whirled away in the blast of it . |
| 2 | Lastly , freedom of speech is necessary since silent alternatives can never be effective alternatives . |
| 3 | Breast Cancer patients can never be certain they 've beaten the illness . |
| 4 | She was suggesting that ‘ relevant ’ skills are best learned in the context in which they are relevant , and that teachers can never be certain that their pupils are acquiring the ability to cope in any particular context unless they see them operating in that context . |
| 5 | A stone tower remained , repaired by later comers , for forts can never be redundant in Ireland . |
| 6 | It also ensures that the records can never be incorrect . |
| 7 | First , the discernment of what are legitimate purposes , and what are relevant considerations , within particular cases can never be value-free . |
| 8 | However , this ‘ integration ’ of different institutions can never be perfect . |
| 9 | In many respects , Finniston was ahead of his time in the management policies he adopted during the period he was chairman of British Steel but he stresses that commercial strategy without enlightened personnel policies can never be successful . |